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30 January, 2011

A Special Mickey Mouse Birthday Wreath!

I am so excited because a very special day is coming! My little grandson is about to have his first birthday! And my daughter has big plans for his party...with a Mickey Mouse theme since my grandson is a huge Mickey fan!

Baby Kitty and I decided that we wanted to make a wreath for the front door so that everyone will know that something important is going on at my grandson's house!

Here's what you need: a straw wreath form (ours is 18 inches), 400 12 inch balloons (yes...400...100 each of red, black, yellow and white...Mickey's colors) and some greenery pins. The form was a Goodwill find and we found the rest of it at Hobby Lobby, using our 40 % off coupons over several trips! lol You could get away with a smaller form and fewer balloons, but...you only get one first birthday, so we didn't want to skimp.

Simply pin the balloons to the wreath form at the neck of the balloon in a random pattern, making sure to mix them well. I actually saw the original idea in a wreath design book I found at Goodwill, but when I showed it to my daughter, she suggested that we make it with Mickey colors to match her theme. ﻿

And...three hours, 400 balloons andone sore thumb later...here it is!

Now we just add my grandson's favorite Mickey Mouse and voilà!

What do you think? I love it! It was a labor of love...but well worth it! Of course, you could use different colors and stuffed animals for a different theme! I am even thinking of making a generic multi-colored one so that my daughter and son-in-law can have a birthday wreath, too! lol

114 comments:

Omgosh Deb I saw that you were going to be making this when I was visiting the neighborhood. It sounded reallllly cute but my oh my it is even cuter than cute just like that special little one year old!!! I love,love it!!! Great job and I hope your thumb recovers!! xo Kathysue

This is just the cutest Deb! 400 balloons? I bet your thumb is sore! Why didn't Baby Kitty help? Oh, right, no thumbs LOL. Hope you have a great time at his first Birthday, can't wait to see the pictures. Hugs, Kat

That is adorable! I love it! I just came from gson #1's 7th bday at the bowling alley. I can't believe what it cost to have the class. I always had the class , but it was in my house. No one had bday parties at home around here anymore! Crazy!Happy Bday to your Gson, and I think that wreath is fabulous! 400 balloons? ouch At least you didn't have to blow them up!

Oh Debbie, this is so cute. You are so clever. I would never think to use balloons. Wow, and 400 of them. I can't even imagine. It looks wonderful and I know he is going to love it. How special. Hugs, Marty

I love it! Our 2-year-old grandson loves Mickey Mouse too. It really helps that our daughter (his aunt) works at Disney in Florida. He knows to expect fun presents when we visit her. This wreath turned out so cute...that is a lot of ballooons, but worth it!

I love it too Debbie! And truthfully when I read the title of your blog post I thought "hmmm I wonder how Debbie is going to make this one work?" Well you DID girlfriend! It's adorable!! Awww first Birthdays are so special!Hope your poor thumb feels better! Vanna

OMG, can this be any cuter, Debbie? Labor of love indeed! Can you believe it's almost a year since our grandsons were born? I'll be in Florida for mine. Wasn't I ahead of you for a few days? And yes, I was "Sleepless in Seatlle", lol....Christine

Salut Debbie...that is the cutest thing - wow - I can't believe the number of balloons, but it was worth it. I'm sure "little one" will be squeeling with delight! She may have to hang it in his room! Linda

Debbie,That Mickey wreath is just too darn cute!I remember the love affair I had with the Mickey Mouse Club and yes. . .I still have my ears!HA!About that sore thumb. . .next wreath project think about using what our grandmothers had in their sewing baskets. . .a thimble. Larger ones will fit your thumb and hopefully ease the pain. Thanks for this adorable idea! Hm~m~m. . .I'm envisioning a pastel wreath with a bunny!Fondly,Pat

Debbie, you have the best imagination. This is a darling idea! This wreath is so colorful and such fun. Perfection! Love Micky Mouse and his wonderful smile.Happy Birthday to sweet little A. Miss Annabelle celebrated her 1st birthday with a lady bug theme. Hugs to you and your sweet family. ~ Sarah

You and Baby Kitty did a spectacular job on the Mickey Wreath! I'm a huge fan of just about anything Disney! I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the party, please say Happy Birthday for me. Thank you for linking to Masterpiece Monday, have great week! Mary :O)

Hey Deb, What an ingenious wreath! Love it! Johnny & I went to Commerce recently to and couple antique stores up that way and found some great deals. I can't believe that your little grandson is already one year old. TIME FLYS! Hugs friend... Watched an all French movie today with English captions. It was so fun. :)

Could you and Baby Kitty come to Dallas and help with our next party?!! Seriously, that is just about the cutest thing I have ever seen. I'm already scheming about how to do small ones for the cheerleading banquet! Thanks for an adorable idea. xo, Andrea

Hi Debbie! this wreath is just as cute as it can be!! I have never seen anything like it. I remember when this sweet baby was born. Boy that year went by in a hurry. I thought this MM wreath was going to be for YOUR special birthday :) (oh, wait! That was last year with me!)

So, so cute! I love how you did it in Mickey colors rather than tradtiona birthday brights. I'll date myself by saying Mickey everything was huge when I was a teenager. I knew a few girls back then who woul d have loved that even as teenagers.

Grandma may have to buy her grandson another Mickey! You should keep that one on a wall in his room since he loves Mickey so much. For a sore thumb, you really should get more than a day's use out of it. :)

How cute Debbie! I love it! I am going to copy your idea for my grandson's first birthday in May but will use the Baby Einstein Octopus. He absolutely loves that octopus! I cannot wait to see the pictures from your grandson’s first birthday! So exciting!

absolutely love the wreath. Such a fantastic idea. I can't wait to see the birthday pics. You are so right, you only have one first. I don't know the color of Kim's bathroom. I will ask her and get back on that. I don't think I email you. The return email showed as "no reply". I will post it one of your latest posts. Hugs, Ginger

Well, I guess you need an ice pack for that thumb...that's an amazing gift of love! Don't tell my daughter-in-love that you made this, please. It's darling, and I know that it will set a perfect tone for the whole party. Have a great time! Cherry Kay

That is fabulous! My grandsons birthday in in Aug...I see one in my future haha.Then my daughter is due in Sep with Baby #2 = ) So I see a coming home wreath coming up too! Thanks so very much. And of course a very happy birthday to your grandson!

This is SO adorable! How fun and festive. Your grandson is going to just love it! I am loving it! Thanks so much for sharing this cute project. I am stopping by from Amanda's Weekend Bloggy Reading party.Jenn

OMG...I am in love with this! We are planning my sons 1st birthday and we are also have a Mickey themed party. This is the cutest idea. I have seen the balloon wreaths before but never in a mickey theme or with the stuffed animal what an adorable touch. So glad I visited from TT&J!

Debbie, does your mind ever stop racing? I don't know how you come up with such fabulous ideas. This is just toooooo cute! What a special touch for his b'day party! I hope your thumb is feeling better. LOL! That IS a lot of pushing. Thank you for linking this adorable idea to Favorite Things. laurie

Deb, I am just blown away!! Yes, that is a labor of love. What a great job you did. I bet he'll love seeing his Mickey hanging out on the front door. Thanks for joining my Weekend Bloggy Reading party. :)

Oh I just Lov this !! What a wonderful Idea happy Birthday to your Grandson.I think for My Grandson'e Room I will make a Marvel One with Spiderman Hulk etc...I would Love to see a Spring /Summer One on your door. Such Creativeness.Lisa from @Savannah Attics

Hi, Debbie! I'm stopping by to let you know that I featured your magical Mickey Mouse Birthday Wreath on my blog today!! http://www.chattingoverchocolate.com/2013/07/magical-monday-23-virtual-disney.html ... I absolutely LOVE it!! Thank you so much for sharing the tutorial!! Have a fabulous week!! :)

My friend's baby is turning 1 this October and a Mickey Mouse Birthday Party is on top list. The very reason why I decided to make a collection of this amazing party ideas. I hope it would be okay to list some of your ideas on my compilation? Please say yes. Nice stuffs in here and thanks for sharing.God bless always! Regards,Meowhttp://meowchie.snydle.com/mickey-mouse-birthday.html

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